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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Howes: Shared denial takes Big 3 to brink | The Detroit News | detnews.com The stakes could not be any higher -- for Detroit's automakers, the United Auto Workers, salaried employees, tens of thousands of retirees and communities around the country. As GM, Ford and Chrysler today deliver their turnaround plans to Congress, preconditions for any action on $25 billion in bridge loans, they're implicitly acknowledging what their critics have said for years: That their survival depends on draconian cuts essentially amounting to a bankruptcy restructuring without the Chapter 11... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-02 10:58:29 Article Views Rating: 143 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > The all new Jaguar XF: Smooth as chocolate and just as delicious | The Detroit News | detnews.com I felt like a modern day Robert Frost on this particular Sunday. I came to a fork in the road somewhere near Dexter and decided to take the one better paved. And that made all of the difference. Sitting behind the wheel of the 2009 Jaguar XF may have also played a small role in the exhilarating supercharged ride. There are two versions of the all new XF, both of which come with the 4.2-liter V-8. One merely pumps out 300 horsepower. My test model, however, included the supercharger, which boosts the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-29 08:01:09 Article Views Rating: 280 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > Audi R8 GT3 will have coming out party in Essen Audi has created an R8 that looks like it would rather kill things than win races, but knowing Audi it will probably just stick to winning. The customer-team specific R8 GT3 will be officially unveiled at the Essen Motor Show, which begins November 28. The car gets more than 500 horsepower going entirely to its rear wheels since GT3 rules give a big no-no to all-wheel-drive systems like Audi's quattro. The German will be testing its mettle against equally hot racers like the Aston Martin DBRS9 and... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-27 08:21:35 Article Views Rating: 182 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > Thumbs Up! Auto Express Takes A Shot At What Jaguar's New XF Will Look Like What a stunner! This is Jaguar’s new super coupé – a two-door sports car poised to take the Big Cat into uncharted territory by locking horns with the Audi A5 and BMW 3-Series Coupé.Expanding the highly successful XF range, the new coupé will combine striking looks with real driver appeal by adding a dramatic body to the saloon’s sporty underpinnings.As Auto Express revealed in Issue 1,039, the XF Coupé is a key part of a new model strategy by Jaguar’s... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:20 Article Views Rating: 235 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > Tata Motors asks for loan to keep Jaguar and Land Rover operational With the economic crisis looming darker each passing day, Jaguar and Land Rover are having quite a hard time attempting to vend luxury vehicles, and parent company Tata Motors is appealing for a large loan to keep the British Brands operational. Overall, Tata is asking £1 billion from the British government to assist it pay off the bills. That is practically huge sum bearing in mind that it corresponds to £67,000 for each of the British brands’ 15,000 employees in the UK. British Prime Minister... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:15 Article Views Rating: 190 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > Rendered Speculation? Jaguar XF Coupe breaks cover Hello Kitty, we've been expecting you. According to Auto Express, what you see here is slated to hit showrooms in 2010 and will go up against such luxury and performance stalwarts as the Mercedes-Benz C Class Coupe, BMW's 3 Series Coupe and the Audi A5. It's definitely got the looks to compete on equal footing, with the trendy high belt-line and minimal glass surface area. Where the XF sedan features slinky lines, this XF bulges in an exaggerated show of power, making the new Coupe a much more... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-26 06:44:13 Article Views Rating: 206 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo's S60 concept Just like they did with the XC60, this is pretty much what the new production version of the S60 will look like.I hear the car is larger than the current model. To distance itself from the S40.What we re getting at is that it s high-time for Volvo in order to introduce a brand-new s60 sedan. Volvo s shoulder-like design confession will get a slight postmortem regardless a double wave accent antique each wheel instead of just a straight shot from front to rear. We also see inevitable Audi and... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:33 Article Views Rating: 378 Main > Car Makers News > Jaguar > Jaguar and Land Rover Ask British Government For Assistance Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Indian group Tata Motors, is in talks with the British government about a sizeable loan to prop up the employer of thousands of workers in Britain, a report said on Sunday.The Sunday Times newspaper said Jaguar Land Rover JLR was in talks regarding a loan of STG1 billion $A2.42 billion.The iconic brands Jaguar and Land Rover together employ about 15,000 workers in Britain, whose car industry like the US auto sector is suffering at the hands of a global economic... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:31 Article Views Rating: 277 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo S60 Concept teased again ahead of Detroit Auto Show Click above to enlarge the Volvo S60 teaser image You would have to set your way-back machine to the year 2000 in order to witness the last time Volvo released a brand-new mid-size sedan. That is an eternity in the auto industry, and competitors from BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and even Saab have all since received significant updates. What we're getting at is that it's high-time for Volvo to introduce a brand-new S60 sedan. With the last of the P2-based S60 sedans set to roll down the Swedish assembly... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:19 Article Views Rating: 156 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford Europe beats GM Europe if the worst happens in Detroit | The Detroit News | detnews.com Ford of Europe looks best placed to survive the fallout of any Detroit Big Three financial disaster. GM Europe's future looks cloudy, while some European experts are trying to look past the current market turmoil for signs the automotive industry can emerge from the wreckage slimmed down but healthier. While it's not yet clear how Washington will finally deal with the bailout requests from General Motors, Chrysler and Ford Motor, experts and academics fear an orderly Chapter XI bankruptcy may be the... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-25 08:00:15 Article Views Rating: 135 |
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